Thailand, 24/8: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha from office while it considers a legal challenge that could see him thrown out months before an expected general election. The court agreed unanimously to hear a case brought by opposition parties who argue Prayut has reached the end of his eight-year term…
Keonjhar: Around 40 girl students residing in the hostel of Raisuan Govt. High School in Telkoi block of Keonjhar district were hospitalised after they fell ill on Tuesday evening. Reportedly, the girls complained of dizziness and vomiting after consuming semolina in the evening. School authorities immediately rushed them to Telkoi Community Health Centre. As some students…
New Delhi, 24/8: With billionaire Gautam Adani launching a hostile takeover of NDTV, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that the bid by a company owned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “khaas dost” (special friend) is a brazen move to control and stifle any semblance of an independent media. In a stunning move with the…
Chilika ,24/8: The Indian Navy team deployed for flood relief operations at Puri operationalised a Community Kitchen at Talada Panchayat of Astaranga Block of Puri district in the evening hours of 22 Aug 22. Based on discussions held by the OiC Flood Relief Team with the Sarpanch and ward members of Talada Panchayat, the…
New Delhi, 24/8:The Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari was critical of the Narendra Modi-led central government for not taking timely decisions. Gadkari’s reproval of the Centre came following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s move not to include the veteran leader in its parliamentary board—the party’s highest decision-making body. Gadkari, who is a…
Patna, 24/8: CBI raids were under way in Bihar on Tuesday, in connection with the alleged land for job scam. Earlier, reports said that CBI raids were ongoing at the residence of RJD MLC Sunil Singh, in Patna. “It is being done intentionally. There is no meaning to it. They are doing it…
New Delhi, 23/8:The defence ministry on Tuesday terminated the services of three officials of the Indian Air Force after a high-level probe held them responsible for the March 9 accidental firing of a Brahmos missile that landed in Pakistan. The Court of Inquiry (CoA) into the incident found that deviation from the SOP by…
Bhubaneswar, 23/8:Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated a state-of-the-art phone banking centre at Maitri Vihar in the city. The centre has employed 1200 persons out of which 60 percent are women. The banking centre has been powered by artificial intelligence and robotics. It is well equipped to serve the Bank’s retail, business and…
New Delhi, 23/8: Adani Group said on Tuesday its media unit will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television, one of nation’s most popular, in the most high-profile bet by billionaire Gautam Adani in the vibrant media sector. Adani’s unit will indirectly buy a 29.18 per cent stake in New Delhi Television Ltd and…
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in several districts of Odisha till August 24, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday. The IMD has warned that heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, and Keonjhar…
